WC and the Maad Circle
WC and the Maad Circle | |
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WC (front), DJ Crazy Toones(middle) and Big Gee (back) | |
Background information | |
Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Genres | West Coast hip hop, Political Rap, G-funk |
Years active | 1990–1996 |
Labels |
Priority Pay Day |
Associated acts | Low Profile, Ice Cube, MC Eiht, Chilly Chill, Mack 10 |
Past members |
WC Chilly Chill Coolio DJ Crazy Toones (deceased) Sir Jinx Big Gee |
WC and the Maad Circle was a hip hop group from Los Angeles, California that consisted of WC, Chilly Chill, Big Gee, Sir Jinx, Coolio and DJ Crazy Toones.[1]
History
MAAD stands for Minority Alliance of Anti-Discrimination. Following the dissolution of Low Profile, the rapper WC formed the group and released the albums, Ain't a Damn Thang Changed in 1991 and Curb Servin' in 1995. The albums spawned some popular singles, notably "Dress Code", "West Up!" and "The One".
WC would later leave the group and form the gangsta rap supergroup Westside Connection with Ice Cube and Mack 10. WC and Crazy Toones continued working together at Ice Cube's Lench Mob Records.
On January 9, 2017, Crazy Toones died at age 45 of a heart attack.[2] Big G deceased died at 55::January 28th 2018
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Release | Peak chart positions[3] | ||
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US | US R&B |
US Heat | ||
Ain't a Damn Thang Changed | 1991 | — | 52 | 29 |
Curb Servin' | 1995 | 85 | 15 | — |
Singles
Title | Release | Peak chart positions[4] | Album | ||
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US | US Rap |
US R&B | |||
"Dress Code" | 1991 | — | — | — | Ain't a Damn Thang Changed |
"West Up!" (featuring Mack 10 and Ice Cube) | 1995 | 88 | 16 | 50 | Curb Servin' |
"The One" | 1996 | — | 40 | 76 | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart. |
References
- ↑ WC interview
- ↑ Fitzgerald, Trent (January 9, 2017). "DJ Crazy Toones Dies at 45; Snoop Dogg, Kam, DJ Premier and Others React". TheBoombox.com. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- ↑ "Albums chart positions". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-01.
- ↑ "Singles chart history". Allmusic. Retrieved 2007-11-01.